Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-20
d ihs GIInais aus Resources Il II,
grsal ssFthvns.
msv II n sIswsa ~ - ebssEvnuf and
Rar sssfng vIsffsr frsa ne East.
Ths TeF7sseEy - % Really -.
unravnaIsd Ressarres-
Assurances ~ -
Great Enfnre.

n 4 fudsad an iil-de8ned ana ofteD
esofesou1lV f0rmed idea thai k8stefn
neouls enfsFsain as 20 the size fseoafess
nm6 fafnra Of fhel section Of c0nntFy /
Tvfaa between the Hoeky Mountains 90 |
- esat and tie C0lumbia river Oh abe |
en1fh. Tha mention Of washington
TegTitorv recalls % uind the old school
seouraphiea. in which the e0untEy q -.
ferrsd - e. aimsst beyond fhs pale OF |
eivIIIxatIon. Even up 20 . eompara,
1igelV Faeent period, on aecOunt q dis
tassas II for no other reason, the nane |
80 been vaguely and iB1iscgimtnataly |
100000 With Tndian raids, frontier |
rufIlenian, border essapades end aimi-
lar fantsalie ooncep1ions; and g y net
lona sinee trip 10 Pueet 8sund Vas
ioaEed npon a. wild and hazardous
sTuIoraslon into Q land Of Danisi
Boonea, where waF-boOpa fe-eohood
fran hfIi 20 dais, Whsfe acalp-taklne
Wa still & popular paalinnes and wig
wanne and l0R cabins Represented she
pslaiiai and aFistoofstic habitations Of
h country.
a. eouFss tbess dims-novei pioiures
AZ aha Territory have, 30 great extent,
1oe,a ont Of date. The course Of em.
eiSs has takea lie ssy Westward With
eneh pfodteIOug seven league boot
o4rfdna that theaa oid-tsrpe notions ~ 70
ths o0uaisien Of she o0un1ry eould not
irno remain eTtant. The fact that she
Territorv il olamoFine for tbs rights
a. statehood, has led many 20 tbs con
ainsion that there must ~ somethlng
wsat on the Rockies; and yet IL IL india
hufnhlo that an opinion prevails quite
exsauaiVelV on the Atlantic eeaboard
fhat Washington IL even nov little bet
tes than bowling wilderness, region
where oomferta and atTiIizing inhnances
ars sonniy ana the amsuillea OF life,
society and trade yet IN The GRADIENT
stages Of development.
How abruptly and effectively are these
mieoonoepftong and illusions shattered
snd dispellsd upon enteriag this land
az pFesuppoaed virainity. The traveller
has hardly crossed The line befoRe be Il
uahered into that thriving young me
krnpolia Of Eastern WaahinRton-spo-
Kane Faila. Here, then, Il pretty how
dsve Dol Instead OF 3 log hut aettle-
ment. one IL surprised TO End hustline
young city Of f0ur or Eve thousand PEG.
pae, well situated, well laid out, and WITH
the prospsct Of bang veil hailt. In toe
pinoe Of shantieg, numefous ariistieally
daslRned and solidly constructed brick
blocks line the main thoFouQhfaKes, aud,
II report be tFne, aa Eapy more VIII be
under way before the present season
closes. Prosperity seems % be assured,
for everywhere 40 energetic and wide
nwahs spirit prevails which speaks vol
umoa for the fature. No Old fashioned
propansiiies for kerosene finger In thi.
vigorous municipality Electricity must
provide thia people with illumination,
ana are lights and ineandescent globes
shed their brilliant rays IN every difec-
tIsn. Eastern capitalists are went 10
expafiaie Ct length over the wendr0ns
capabilities and wealth 81 tWepty i've
foot fall bat here a. this place the Spo
kane river takes a jump Of one hundred
and CITY, fest in 4 distance OF . quarter
Of . mile, furnishing an unTivalied mo
tive force Of inestimBble value. This
TALL, which must on an average be equal
% 4 zoo 900 horse poser, flows over q
river bed nearly ~ bard ~ iron aud viF-
tually indeasrueiible, aud the river itself
h 20 DIVIDED into ehannols that mill
sites are available on every hand.
All this Ia, indeed. 40 eye-ppsnsr 10
The visitor. before whose eyes have
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hardahips and dsprivstions. A city
full o. life. hope, energy and STIR, boast
Inc three foafmills. planning mill, q
machine shop, electric lights. 3 Holly
system Of wafer works, three National
hanks and q telephone exchange, IL not
% far behind The times after all; and
q man cruelty compelled 10 exc cut
wFetohed existence IN such dFeaFy 10
eality 10 esFtainly nos 20 be olassed
among the most unfortunate Of beings
Ii this weird. On the contrary, II IL
mere than likely THAI he will thank hts
luoky stars II he has been successful
enuaah 70 locate there, for that spokane
n oaFtAin 70 become IN important cen-
IRE for trade and manufacture is beyond
peFadventnre. That u Il destined 20 be
shs great supply poiat for The C@nF
d'Aiene and Galville regions, II not for
central and southeastern Washington
IL extremely pFobable 10 the very nataFa
Of thtnes, and The individual uho dis
pulea tails fact is. 10 my mind, either
suffering from eAtaracts or redienlously
weak 10 HE poser Of pF0gnostication.
TIE pEeoonoeived netloua Of the
stranger become more thoroughly shak.
"a up a. thai which meets his obaer.
vati0n IN moving on thFaogh the Ter
FitoFy. EnieEpFislng towns OF from
I've hundred 10 four thousand people
gFeet The eye, and back from the eonless
on higher eFoand stretch cut lands
which for pFoductiveness in wheat,
oats aud barley are unexeelled In this
eoantry. AZ The same time be strikes
bnneA grass ranges which rival tha
beet In the Yellowstone Valley; more
over, with this great advantage. that
bllzxArds are infraqnent Il not unknown,
and destructive anaw storms are urall
Affairs compared with these tsrEibie
visitatiens which are today in Montana,
after Q Wholesale fashion, sweeping away
Stock BY the thousand head.
10 must become Ia time one Of The
eteas cereal producina regions OF TIE
Far West. Immigration will tarn 20
this section sooner than 30 any ether on
The Pacific Coast. Land there Il now
alnost hmitless. Il - easily opeaed and
prepared for settlement. abe resources
are snfiicicnt 30 maintain q small em
ptFe. and ere long that great tide which
u aov sweeping over Dakota will fnd
lie var b this more attractive ana
agreeable locality. II Eastsrn Wash.
ineton does naa become ane Il the most
prosperous areas OF the West, h viii be
because people aro indifferent 10 . de-
hahtfHl sliaate. care nos Ter Z sod land,
aud are willing 10 les q naA9nihcsnf
water power 10 HnaiillEa1.
In graversing Washington from The
East Que hears freqaeRtly % the sound
coantFy. Tsere being 9 natRrAl divtsioa
% The Territory BY the Cascade Range
into two sections which are noticeabiy
distinct and different - regards climate
and resources. Il Il 10 b expected that
there shenld b bscuzet into Prumin-
enca these particulars Which serve 20
give the two parts thsiF prevailing char,
acteFisiica Hence q Is that Ia ap-
pfoaehina the great inland sea Gee Il
prepared for towering mountains ard
gigantic forests Bat shat nsoaatains,
! hAve viewed The Alpa, the Apennints,
The HARM hills and tie scottish Bens,
and amonest them all shere Ia Bothine
gFander, more sahlina % truly nsaQnIh
cent than massive kataieF, solitary ara
alone. maiesiteAllY liftin1 lie snow.
deeked top clear and weli-aehned above
the dense and utde extending forests
Of green wetcn sneiFels Il ra0nd Aboat
foartesn theaeand feet helaW. IeaEist,
frun every cline cnahasa ana raptaE.
Dusty appiAna When viewing Meat
Blanc, kosA and the Maatsrborn. ever
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